Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity
22 november 2024 - 07:02:54Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge [...] Full text...
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Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies
21 november 2024 - 13:59:34Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Antimicrobial Resistance conference closes with adoption of global pledges to tackle problem
17 november 2024 - 05:03:25Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The 4th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) wrapped up on Saturday with [...] Full text...
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33 million people could face hunger in Nigeria next year
13 november 2024 - 05:26:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks [...] Full text...
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Unhealthy eating drives $8 trillion in annual hidden costs
08 november 2024 - 13:07:17Rome, Italy (PANA) - Most of the hidden costs of agrifood systems worldwide stem from health impacts linked to non-communicable [...] Full text...
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‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies
31 october 2024 - 12:35:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...
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Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger - UN
18 october 2024 - 05:02:33New York, US (PANA) - More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with [...] Full text...
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Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars, UN report warns
16 october 2024 - 21:28:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cattle-rearing generates more global warming greenhouse gases, as measured in CO2 equivalent, than transportation, and smarter [...] Full text...
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EU urges action to combat desertification for a sustainable future
14 october 2024 - 14:39:11Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union has adopted conclusions addressing the urgent challenges posed by desertification, [...] Full text...
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Guterres appoints Senegalese Coumba Sow as Resident Coordinator in Togo
10 october 2024 - 06:34:05New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Coumba D. Sow of Senegal as the United Nations Resident [...] Full text...
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South Africa represented at G7 Agriculture Forum for Africa
26 september 2024 - 08:43:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, is attending the G7 Agriculture Forum for [...] Full text...
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Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit
06 september 2024 - 05:18:22New York, US (PANA) - The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due [...] Full text...
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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops
23 august 2024 - 07:14:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2.6 million [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Day celebrates ‘guardians of the environment’
09 august 2024 - 16:31:36New York, US (PANA) - As countries celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Friday, the theme of [...] Full text...
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Sudan famine: Emergency response must include more than food, urges top UN aid official
06 august 2024 - 05:53:20Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The battle to prevent lives being lost in Sudan to famine must include a comprehensive [...] Full text...
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Global food price index broadly unchanged in July
03 august 2024 - 07:16:25Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity benchmarks remained largely unchanged in July, with rises in vegetable oils, meat and [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Hunger fears persist as Israeli operations further harm enclave’s farmers
25 july 2024 - 12:18:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As President Biden on Thursday prepared to meet Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss progress on [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group ramps up fight against global hunger
25 july 2024 - 07:01:57Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The World Bank Group has unveiled a comprehensive package of initiatives to address urgent [...] Full text...
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Fight against global hunger set back 15 years, warns UN report
24 july 2024 - 17:58:06Rome, Italy (PANA) - Progress fighting global hunger has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million people going [...] Full text...
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Forests face increasing risk of wildfires and pests due to climate change
23 july 2024 - 07:29:02Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world’s forests are becoming increasingly susceptible to wildfires and pests due to climate change, according [...] Full text...
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New report warns of climate’s effects on fish biomass
11 july 2024 - 06:13:29Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warns that climate change could [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting
27 june 2024 - 15:31:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza
20 june 2024 - 12:06:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza have left the enclave’s most vulnerable individuals struggling to carry [...] Full text...
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Gavi to boost access to life-saving human rabies vaccines in over 50 countries
14 june 2024 - 07:29:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in collaboration with partners, is announcing support for human rabies vaccines for [...] Full text...
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Libya. FAO discuss activation of agricultural projects
14 june 2024 - 06:10:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Minister for Economic Affair in the Government of National Unity, Saad Al-Hanich, chaired a [...] Full text...
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee launches urgent appeal for aid as famine stalks millions in Sudan
31 may 2024 - 12:00:41New York, USA (PANA) - Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk [...] Full text...
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UN calls for awareness, action to keep plants healthy
13 may 2024 - 12:08:08Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health 2024, the UN is calling on everyone to [...] Full text...
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UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather
30 april 2024 - 07:19:55New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials called on Monday for swift action to combat the El Niño extreme [...] Full text...
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Latest hunger data spotlights extent of famine risk in Gaza, Sudan and beyond
24 april 2024 - 11:09:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year - the fifth [...] Full text...
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Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa
12 april 2024 - 21:57:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Planning the post-war reconstruction and recovery of Gaza
06 april 2024 - 07:02:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction wrought across the Gaza Strip by Israel in the six months since the beginning [...] Full text...
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With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste
27 march 2024 - 14:30:05New York, US (PANA) - While one-third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to [...] Full text...
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Conflict driving hunger crisis in Sudan, UN officials tell Security Council
21 march 2024 - 05:27:10New York, US (PANA) - Eleven months of brutal fighting is driving a hunger crisis in Sudan, with some areas [...] Full text...
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IFAD, WFP work together to combat hunger in fragile areas
19 march 2024 - 11:22:31Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians
18 march 2024 - 13:00:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search [...] Full text...
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Food scarcity set to worsen in Sudan as threat increases from desert locusts
07 february 2024 - 06:02:38New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians are warning that food will become even more scarce in the coming months [...] Full text...
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Food price inflation fears ease again: FAO
06 january 2024 - 04:53:21Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reported on Friday that the Food Price Index ended the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN warns most Sudanese trapped in war zones struggling to eat a meal a day
13 december 2023 - 11:39:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Senior United Nations official in Sudan has warned that far too many people are struggling [...] Full text...
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Record hunger in West and Central Africa: UN humanitarians
13 december 2023 - 08:40:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Food insecurity has continued to worsen in West and Central Africa with the number of hungry [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: FAO warns of impending humanitarian catastrophe
13 december 2023 - 07:02:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the escalating conflict in Sudan and [...] Full text...
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Acute hunger set to soar globally, warns FAO
12 december 2023 - 05:46:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned on Monday that acute hunger is set to [...] Full text...
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Five African countries report anthrax outbreaks, over 1,100 cases recorded
11 december 2023 - 11:44:24Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Five countries in East and Southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1,100 suspected [...] Full text...
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COP28: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal, combat climate ‘doomisim’
10 december 2023 - 17:38:58Dubai, UAE (PANA) - As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on [...] Full text...
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‘Unprecedented’ malnutrition crisis in Africa: 75 per cent unable to afford healthy food
08 december 2023 - 06:34:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - More than a billion Africans cannot afford a healthy diet and close to one in [...] Full text...
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Food price inflation globally exceeds overall inflation in developing regions: WB report
05 december 2023 - 07:56:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high globally and 61.9% of low-income countries have experienced [...] Full text...
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COP28: Global agrifood systems are the climate solution, new FAO report highlights
02 december 2023 - 06:06:55Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Agrifood systems and the communities that support and depend on them are on the front lines [...] Full text...
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Eating healthily costs 4.3 per cent more today than in 2020: FAO
30 november 2023 - 05:28:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eating healthily now costs well over four per cent more than in 2020, the UN Food [...] Full text...
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Global food standards body marks 60 years of consumer protection
27 november 2023 - 17:39:34Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world global food standards body marked its 60th anniversary on Monday at the headquarters of the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: With hunger on the rise FAO helps farmers grow food, save livestock
16 november 2023 - 05:41:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - One million farming households in war-torn Sudan have received seeds allowing them to grow food for up [...] Full text...
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Some 6.5 million Nigerians face food insecurity In 2024 - Report
10 november 2023 - 12:09:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 26.5 million Nigerians are expected to grapple with high levels of food insecurity in 2024, [...] Full text...
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Funding needed to prevent El Niño from aggravating global hunger: FAO
10 november 2023 - 06:59:46Rome, Italy (PANA) - The El Niño climate pattern will have severe impacts on agriculture and food security, threatening the [...] Full text...
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FAO report reveals hidden costs of agrifood systems
07 november 2023 - 06:25:31Rome, Italy (PANA) - Although current agrifood systems provide nourishment and sustain economies, they also impose huge hidden costs on [...] Full text...
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Smallholder farmers embrace integrated pest and disease management in Malawi, saving ecosystems* (World Bank Blog By Mercy Chimpokosera-Mseu)
02 november 2023 - 14:33:20Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Pest and diseases are a global challenge when it comes to turning food and nutrition security [...] Full text...
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Palestine added to countries at risk of possible starvation
02 november 2023 - 06:16:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) added Palestine on [...] Full text...
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Water ‘being taken for granted’, warns FAO chief
04 october 2023 - 15:21:20Rome, Italy (PANA) - While some 2.4 billion people live in countries where the supply of water is limited, global [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan
12 september 2023 - 05:38:05Khatroum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief blasts ‘politics of repression and division
11 september 2023 - 17:00:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To advance development, States must reject authoritarianism and protect civic space and fundamental rights, UN rights [...] Full text...
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New global fund ‘welcome boost’ to safeguarding biodiversity
26 august 2023 - 07:47:01Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new global environmental fund marks a major step towards securing the wellbeing of biodiversity in [...] Full text...
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Black Sea deal collapse sparks rise in global food prices: FAO
04 august 2023 - 18:11:08Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices rose for the first time in months following the collapse of the landmark agreement to [...] Full text...
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FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan
03 august 2023 - 16:14:54Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a grave warning regarding the deepening food [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis in South Sudan
01 august 2023 - 18:13:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - UN food security agencies on Tuesday warned that South Sudan faces a severe humanitarian crisis [...] Full text...
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Africa’s food ‘transformation’ impossible without game changing solutions: FAO
26 july 2023 - 06:42:29Rome, Italy (PANA) - A full-scale Africa-led agrifood systems transformation will not be possible without game changing solutions, greater investments [...] Full text...
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Global food systems ‘broken’, says UN chief
25 july 2023 - 05:37:53Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Mauritius highlights transformative power of food production
23 july 2023 - 11:40:53Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Transforming the way food is produced on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mauritius could help to [...] Full text...
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ADF provides $767,000 to boost livestock farming in Mauritania
20 july 2023 - 16:53:30Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania will receive $767,000 from the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank Group’s concessional [...] Full text...
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World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity
18 july 2023 - 07:19:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...
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Research agency assesses health impacts of Aspartame in humans
14 july 2023 - 15:10:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener - aspartame - were released here Friday [...] Full text...
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UN issues global alert to combat severe sand and dust storms
13 july 2023 - 05:33:06New York, US (PANA) - Severe sand and dust storms (SDS) are becoming increasingly common, with UN climate experts attributing [...] Full text...
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Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds
12 july 2023 - 15:51:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As many as 783 million people faced hunger worldwide in 2022 in the wake of the [...] Full text...
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UN agencies head up new $115 million push for cleaner, healthier oceans
30 june 2023 - 05:35:07Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and four partner agencies have been tasked with leading [...] Full text...
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Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need in Horn of Africa
27 june 2023 - 06:05:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity [...] Full text...
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Libya wants to develop its agriculture in cooperation with FAO
19 june 2023 - 16:19:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hussein al-Gatrani, Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources in the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Libya wants to develop agriculture in cooperation with FAO
19 june 2023 - 15:36:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hussein al-Gatrani, Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources in the Libyan [...] Full text...
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One in every 10 children works, instead of going to school
12 june 2023 - 16:38:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around the world, some 160 million children work to earn a living, instead of going to [...] Full text...
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World Food Safety Day: ‘Nobody should die from eating food’ - UN agencies
07 june 2023 - 06:04:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every day, some 1.6 million people worldwide fall ill from eating contaminated food, which kills 420,000 [...] Full text...
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World Bank raises alarm on rising global food insecurity
06 june 2023 - 11:32:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags devastating impact of overfishing on local communities in Gambia
31 may 2023 - 06:36:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Wednesday asked the Gambian government to take all necessary steps [...] Full text...
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UN agencies warn of rising hunger risk in 18 'hotspots'
29 may 2023 - 18:11:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger is set to worsen in 18 “hotspots” worldwide including Sudan, where fighting is putting people [...] Full text...
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Stop tobacco farming, grow food instead, says WHO
26 may 2023 - 16:20:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With hunger spreading worldwide and tobacco responsible for eight million deaths each year, countries should stop [...] Full text...
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New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms
04 may 2023 - 06:17:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year is more [...] Full text...
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Food insecurity, malnutrition, set to reach 10-year high in West Africa and Sahel: UN agencies
19 april 2023 - 08:50:41Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food insecurity and malnutrition in West and Central Africa are on track to reach a 10-year [...] Full text...
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Gender inequalities in food and agriculture are costing world $1 trillion: FAO
14 april 2023 - 08:35:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - Levelling the playing field for women working in the food and agriculture sectors can bring growth [...] Full text...
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New WFP chief Cindy McCain warns of funding crunch in fight against hunger
06 april 2023 - 07:07:35Rome, Italy (PANA) - Cindy McCain of the United States takes the helm of the UN emergency food relief agency [...] Full text...
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Marburg virus outbreaks highlight link between health and planet: WHO chief
30 march 2023 - 05:16:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the agency was [...] Full text...
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Africa experiencing surging food price inflation: WB
28 march 2023 - 06:33:57Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...
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Holistic approach urgent for health of people, animals and environment
28 march 2023 - 05:18:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agency chiefs issued a call on Monday for global action to balance and optimise the [...] Full text...
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FAO rolls out its "Soil Doctors" programme in Burkina Faso
16 march 2023 - 17:59:55Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is running its global "Soil [...] Full text...
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Global food crisis may persist, with prices still elevated after year of war: IMF Blog
09 march 2023 - 19:01:44Washington, DC, US (PANA) - One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended agricultural commodity markets, food prices remain elevated [...] Full text...
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African Union promotes agricultural processing to boost continental free trade
24 february 2023 - 23:42:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has reached out to potential investors to promote the implementation of the [...] Full text...
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AU reaches agreement to avoid famine in four East African countries
14 february 2023 - 12:47:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has concluded an agreement with international organisations to help Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and [...] Full text...
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UN agency warns against increase of stable food prices in Sudan
13 february 2023 - 13:51:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned against an increase in the prices of [...] Full text...
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IMF to prop up Burkina Faso through its Food Shock Window
10 february 2023 - 08:20:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – In response to Burkina Faso’s request for emergency support, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff [...] Full text...
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Continued urgent action needed to prevent food and nutrition crisis from worsening
09 february 2023 - 06:14:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As millions worldwide continue to go hungry, leaders of five international humanitarian, banking and trade organisations [...] Full text...
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Prices of agricultural products rose by 5.8% in December in Burundi
16 january 2023 - 15:02:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The prices of agricultural products rose by 5.8% for the month of December 2022, against 0.04% [...] Full text...
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UN agencies warn acute malnutrition threatens lives of millions of vulnerable children
13 january 2023 - 05:59:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Several United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in [...] Full text...
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Burundi receives US$3.5 million from UN Emergency Response Fund
10 january 2023 - 15:20:49Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, has released US$3.5 [...] Full text...
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2022 Year in Review: Celebrating women fighting for their rights
30 december 2022 - 05:49:04New York, US (PANA) - UN News on Friday highlighted the work of activists helping to protect women’s rights, which [...] Full text...
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Women’s participation in aid delivery must continue - Inter agenc Committee
29 december 2022 - 18:36:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The decision by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to ban women from working in humanitarian non-governmental organizations is a [...] Full text...
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Urgent support needed for rural communities facing famine in Somalia - FAO
20 december 2022 - 16:55:50Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Famine is fast approaching in Somalia and more than 700,000 people could face starvation next year, [...] Full text...
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UN agencies warn again of record hunger next year in West and Central Africa
09 december 2022 - 05:23:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The number of hungry people in West and Central Africa could reach a record high of [...] Full text...
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Libya supports Italian initiative to develop agriculture, energy supply in Mediterranean
03 december 2022 - 17:41:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, has announced her country's support [...] Full text...
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COP27: Adapt or starve: Conference spotlights agriculture challenges and solutions in the face of climate change
13 november 2022 - 11:47:31Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Small-scale farmers from developing countries produce one-third of the world’s food, yet they only receive 1.7 [...] Full text...
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COP27: Sustainable food cold chains reduce waste, fight climate change: UN report
13 november 2022 - 05:56:39Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Greater investment in sustainable food cold chains is needed to reduce hunger, provide livelihoods to communities, [...] Full text...
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Global food imports on track to reach all-time high: FAO
11 november 2022 - 17:07:37Rome Italy (PANA) - Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than [...] Full text...
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New milestone in battle against illegal, unregulated fishing
08 november 2022 - 05:00:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global action to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified, the Food and Agriculture Organization said [...] Full text...
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Conflict, climate crisis drive rising hunger in South Sudan: Report
04 november 2022 - 04:53:01Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of people in South Sudan who are going hungry is at the highest [...] Full text...
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IGAD experts discuss agricultural development, call for more action and resources mobilization
02 november 2022 - 15:29:20Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development grouping, IGAD, on Wednesday concluded a two-day regional dialogue in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...
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Global food crisis: Let’s move from ‘despair to hope and action’, urges Guterres
15 october 2022 - 06:42:04Rome, Italy (PANA) - In the face of the growing hunger crisis, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...
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UN agencies launch joint programme in Tanzania to accelerate women empowerment
12 october 2022 - 17:08:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Four UN agencies on Wednesday launched a five-year agriculture programme to benefit more than [...] Full text...
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World Cotton Day focuses on the fibre’s role in weaving socio-economic development
07 october 2022 - 21:27:43Rome, Italy (FAO) - Cotton is a constant thread in our lives, from field to fabric, the UN Food and [...] Full text...
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Join forces to prevent ‘food availability crisis’ urges FAO chief
28 september 2022 - 18:57:58Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine stokes a crisis for countries who are struggling just to access [...] Full text...
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Famine looms in Somalia, many ‘hunger hotspots’ are in deep trouble: UN Agencies warn
21 september 2022 - 18:22:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people facing life-threatening levels of hunger worldwide without immediate humanitarian aid, is expected to rise [...] Full text...
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UN officials see progress as global food prices drop amid ongoing Black Sea grain deal shipments
14 september 2022 - 06:16:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two vital objectives of the Black Sea grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey [...] Full text...
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UN agencies say catastrophic hunger levels leave 500,000 children at risk of dying in Somalia
13 september 2022 - 17:46:08New York, US (PANA) - Catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying, [...] Full text...
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World food prices drop for fifth consecutive month: FAO
03 september 2022 - 05:10:36Rome, Italy (PANA) - World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per [...] Full text...
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UN spotlights ‘invisible’ value of groundwater during World Water Week
26 august 2022 - 05:27:13New York, US (PANA) - Groundwater, which sustains drinking water supplies, sanitation systems, farms, industries and ecosystems, is being overused, [...] Full text...
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Loan from UN fund allows FAO to scale up fertilizers for farmers in Ethiopia's Tigray region
09 august 2022 - 06:03:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A $10 million loan from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will allow the [...] Full text...
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Somalia facing rising acute food insecurity - FAO
06 august 2022 - 05:18:09Rome, Italy (PANA) - Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes [...] Full text...
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World sees major fall in food prices for July, but future supply worries remain: FAO
05 august 2022 - 11:14:19Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs [...] Full text...
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Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report
23 july 2022 - 06:11:49Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to [...] Full text...
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Russia, Ukraine grain exports deal ‘a beacon of hope’ amid war - Guterres
22 july 2022 - 18:43:18Istanbul, Türkiye (PANA) - An “unprecedented agreement” on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea amid the [...] Full text...
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UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
06 july 2022 - 16:49:55Rome/New York, UN (PANA) - The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards [...] Full text...
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Record fisheries, aquaculture production contributing to global food security - FAO
30 june 2022 - 05:57:44Lisbon, Portugal (PANA) - Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, [...] Full text...
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Cabo Verde faces record-breaking levels of food insecurity as a result of drought, COVID-19, Ukraine crisis
27 june 2022 - 13:03:14(Eds: FAO/WFP re-issue the 23 June 2022 statement to correct number of people facing acute levels of food insecurity in [...] Full text...
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Cabo Verde faces record-breaking levels of food insecurity as a result of drought, COVID-19, Ukraine crisis
23 june 2022 - 11:42:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The number of people affected by a food and nutrition crisis in Cabo Verde has reached [...] Full text...
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One-third of Sudan's population faces acute food insecurity - UN
17 june 2022 - 05:12:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - One-third of Sudan’s population, or 15 million people, are facing acute food insecurity, according to a [...] Full text...
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World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO
10 june 2022 - 04:50:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year. This would be a [...] Full text...
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Food exports must keep flowing worldwide, FAO chief urges
09 june 2022 - 06:04:14Rome, Italy (PANA) - As part of ongoing international efforts to address growing concerns over global food security linked to the [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa braces for ‘explosion of child deaths’ as hunger crisis deepens
08 june 2022 - 05:16:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An “explosion of child deaths” is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the [...] Full text...
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UN food agencies warn of looming widespread food crisss as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
07 june 2022 - 12:54:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN food agencies -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, FAO sign Country Programme Framework for food security
02 june 2022 - 10:02:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday signed the Country Programme Framework [...] Full text...
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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa
01 june 2022 - 05:24:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million [...] Full text...
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UN focus on plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide
13 may 2022 - 05:25:41Rome, Italy (PANA) - On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and [...] Full text...
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High-level UN conference debates precious commodity: Land
10 may 2022 - 10:05:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification [...] Full text...
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Natural resources must be ‘part of the solution’ in fight against deforestation: FAO
04 may 2022 - 05:57:20Rome, Italy (PANA) - Between 2010 and 2018, the rate of deforestation worldwide slowed by nearly 30 per cent compared [...] Full text...
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Worsening drought in Horn of Africa puts up to 20 million at risk: WFP
19 april 2022 - 19:38:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Up to 20 million people could go hungry this year as delayed rains worsen extreme drought [...] Full text...
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UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
15 april 2022 - 06:37:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN has allocated $100 million to fight hunger in Africa and the Middle East as [...] Full text...
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Somalia's acute drought risks lives of nearly half the population
12 april 2022 - 14:53:30Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Millions of Somalis are at risk of sliding into famine as the impact of a prolonged [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge scale up in assistance to stave off hunger in South Sudan
10 april 2022 - 07:12:11Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Foo d insecurity is likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in [...] Full text...
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UN warns of worsening food crisis looming in Sudan
24 march 2022 - 13:07:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a strong warning about the “worsening food [...] Full text...
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UN chief says its time for ‘tangible and credible’ forest management
21 march 2022 - 04:34:16New York, US (PANA) - Healthy forests are “essential” for people and the planet, the UN chief said in his [...] Full text...
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Food Price Index hit record high in February, says FAO
05 march 2022 - 05:28:04Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices reached an all-time high in February, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported [...] Full text...
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Two UN agencies launch new initiative to improve nutrition standards for school meals
22 february 2022 - 05:53:54Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new project launched on Monday by two UN agencies aims to improve the diet of [...] Full text...
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Somalia polls must be finalised, Security Council hears
16 february 2022 - 05:13:58New York, US (PANA) - Somalia’s leaders must put aside their differences and urgently conclude a credible election process, the [...] Full text...
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Food insecurity soaring across 20 hunger hotspots, say UN food agencies
28 january 2022 - 05:44:33Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food insecurity is soaring across 20 countries and regions - “hunger hotspots”, where conflict, economic shocks, [...] Full text...
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Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life (Feature by FAO)
23 january 2022 - 10:17:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Millions of hectares of farmland are lost to the desert each year in Africa’s Sahel region, [...] Full text...
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FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa
17 january 2022 - 16:46:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the [...] Full text...
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Global food prices rose ‘sharply’ during 2021: FAO
06 january 2022 - 17:00:33Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN’s benchmark food and commodity prices index rose sharply on average through 2021, compared with [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, FAO sign 2 agreements on agriculture
28 december 2021 - 18:51:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Mahmoud Hamza, and Philippe Ankers, representative of the [...] Full text...
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US gives $10 million to support UN food agency efforts on COVID-19 response, future pandemics
24 december 2021 - 07:34:20Rome, Italy (PANA) - A US$10 million contribution from the United States will assist the Food and UN Agriculture Organization [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges the world to choose peace
19 december 2021 - 05:50:17Vatican City (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres received the Lamp of Peace award on Saturday, a major honour from [...] Full text...
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Plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and environment: FAO
08 december 2021 - 09:00:38Rome, Italy (PANA) - Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, posing a threat to food security, people’s health, [...] Full text...
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Three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet, says FAO
24 november 2021 - 05:17:05Rome, Italy (PANA) - Approximately three billion people, almost 40 per cent of the world’s population, cannot afford a healthy diet and another one billion people would join their ranks [...] Full text...
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Severe drought grips Somalia
19 november 2021 - 23:05:10Mogadishu, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia is enduring its third consecutive poor rain season since late 2020, the Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...
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FAO, IGAD seek urgent action to mitigate impact of drought in Eastern Africa
18 november 2021 - 22:28:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Communities in the Eastern Africa region continue to experience a mix of shocks and stresses that [...] Full text...
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UN agencies back plan to ensure every child in need gets regular healthy meal in school by 2030
16 november 2021 - 20:56:25NEW YORK, US (PANA) - United Nations agencies have announced their strong support for an international coalition aiming to rapidly improve [...] Full text...
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Kenyan forestry owners set to receive payments for carbon sink projects
15 november 2021 - 14:36:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is to generate data on forest emissions i Kenya with [...] Full text...
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‘Wake-up call’ to assist DR Congo battle food insecurity
11 november 2021 - 06:54:14Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN agencies raised the alarm on Wednesday over the growing food crisis in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Act now to stamp out child labour by 2025: FAO chief
03 november 2021 - 06:30:07Rome, Italy (PANA) - Effective action and strong leadership are essential to end child labour by 2025, the head of [...] Full text...
thread Economy
World leaders urged to prioritise action on water and climate
31 october 2021 - 10:03:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must step up urgent action to address the water-related consequences of climate change, the head [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges lifesaving transformation of food systems
15 october 2021 - 07:12:10New York, US (PANA) - World Food Day is not only a reminder to everyone on the planet of the importance [...] Full text...
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Cotton sustains more than 100 million families worldwide - UN
08 october 2021 - 05:40:01New York, US (PANA) - A single metric tonne of cotton provides jobs for five people on average, often in some of the world’s most [...] Full text...
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Guinea junta names diplomat as Prime Minister
07 october 2021 - 12:20:37Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, on Wednesday appointed Mohamed Béavogui, Prime [...] Full text...
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Startups, awards and new research: youth-led World Food Forum kicks off
02 october 2021 - 06:03:19Rome, Italy (PANA) - The first World Food Forum, a youth-led event aimed at harnessing the energy and creativity of [...] Full text...
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World Food Forum kicks off with young generations shaping a better future for food
01 october 2021 - 13:41:21Rome, Italy (PANA) - Young people from around the globe are being tasked with giving a key contribution to shape [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic caused ‘shocking’ inequalities: Human rights chief
29 september 2021 - 06:00:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has caused and perpetuated “truly shocking” inequality that has affected the world’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Decades of development efforts undermined by pandemic – FAO report
22 september 2021 - 17:07:48Rome, Italy (PANA) - COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undermining decades of development efforts, [...] Full text...
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FAO is “working against time” on climate change - Director-General emphasises
08 september 2021 - 15:30:56Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sustainable agri-food systems are a "critical part of the actions and solutions" to the climate crisis, [...] Full text...
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EU supports Uganda to improve local response to food security shocks in Karamoja region
01 september 2021 - 13:24:15Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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India extends a million USD for climate resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe
24 august 2021 - 13:57:03Harare , Zimbabwe (PANA) – India has contributed almost US$ one million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...
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Conflict, COVID-19, climate crisis drive higher levels of acute food insecurity – new report
30 july 2021 - 14:44:07Rome, Italy (PANA) – Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries [...] Full text...
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Children, young people must be at centre of food systems transformation – UNICEF, FAO
27 july 2021 - 15:23:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A transformation of the food system that listens to the voices of children and young people, [...] Full text...
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Together, we must tackle growing hunger, urges Guterres
27 july 2021 - 07:46:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - Inefficient global food production is at the root of a huge rise in hunger as well [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' tea sector facing competition from foreign producers
23 july 2021 - 09:05:52Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry Minister Maneesh Gobin on Friday said that the tea sector is facing competition from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger – UN report
12 july 2021 - 15:43:29Rome, Italy (PANA) – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said on Monday, [...] Full text...
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' High food prices making it hard for millions of families to get enough to eat'
09 july 2021 - 07:05:53Rome, Italy (PANA) - Job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic combined with high food prices are making it hard [...] Full text...
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Sudan, FAO and WFP call for investment in agriculture
14 june 2021 - 17:42:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, along with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies scale-up response to address looming famine ‘catastrophe’ in Tigray
11 june 2021 - 05:28:50Rome, Italy (PANA) - The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Thursday for immediate access to deliver [...] Full text...
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World Food Safety Day: Innovative systems needed to raise productivity
06 june 2021 - 10:42:20Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Member States of the United Nations on Monday celebrate this year’s World Food Safety [...] Full text...
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UN launches Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to counter ‘triple environmental emergency’
05 june 2021 - 10:06:06New York, US (PANA) - Heads of government, religious leaders, activists and artists joined the United Nations on Friday in [...] Full text...
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WHO,FAO mark World Food Safety Day June 7
04 june 2021 - 21:54:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Food Safety Day (WFSD), which falls on 7 June, aims to draw attention and inspire [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for urgent aid to assist famine-hit Madagascar
21 may 2021 - 10:20:52Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With more than a million people facing hunger due to the devastating famine currently ravaging southern [...] Full text...
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Madagascar faces famine risk: Gov't, UN food agencies warn
12 may 2021 - 05:33:29Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With each day that passes, more lives are at stake as hunger tightens its grip in [...] Full text...
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Free up ‘bottlenecks’ stifling Africa’s agri-food sector, urges FAO chief
11 may 2021 - 06:24:46Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN agriculture chief warned on Monday that severe underfunding of Africa’s agri-food sector has boosted [...] Full text...
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New reports from AfDB, FAO and CGIAR showcase digital agriculture for Africa
26 april 2021 - 13:11:21Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Drones, satellites, geographic information systems, weather stations and advanced analytics are among promising technologies for [...] Full text...
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African Union proposes industrial scale agro-processing to boost trade
21 april 2021 - 14:24:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union plans to facilitate supply chain improvements in Africa through the construction of [...] Full text...
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FAO, AU launch new framework to boost agricultural trade between African nations
16 april 2021 - 05:26:36Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), together with the African Union (AU) Commission, launched a [...] Full text...
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New projects to help 30 developing countries tackle marine litter scourge
09 april 2021 - 06:10:51Rome, Italy (PANA) - A UN-backed initiative aims to turn the tide on marine litter, in line with the global [...] Full text...
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IMF launches Climate Change Indicators Dashboard
08 april 2021 - 06:35:32Washington, DC US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesoday launched a new Climate Change Indicators Dashboard—an international statistical [...] Full text...
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‘Staggering’ scale of acute hunger in Democratic Republic of Congo, warns UN agencies
07 april 2021 - 05:25:09Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Levels of hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at a “staggering” record [...] Full text...
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UN agencies call for urgent action to avert famine risk in 20 ‘hunger hotspots’
24 march 2021 - 05:29:22Rome, Italy (PANA) - Famine is already on the doorstep of millions of families in 20 countries, two UN agencies warned on Tuesday in a [...] Full text...
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Natural disasters occurring three times more often than 50 years ago: FAO
19 march 2021 - 05:39:47Rome, Italy (PANA) - New and unprecedented forms of natural disasters are most heavily felt in the agricultural industry, the UN Food [...] Full text...
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Italy sets the stage for UN Food Systems Summit in July 2021
17 march 2021 - 16:42:27Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced Wednesday that the Pre-Summit gathering for the [...] Full text...
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New FAO project targets small Beninese farmers
14 march 2021 - 18:20:51Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the Beninese government and the International Fund for Agricultural [...] Full text...
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Congo aims shift to major on agricultural production from mining
03 march 2021 - 21:37:06Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Republic of Congo has decided to concentrate on building its agricultural sector to attain food [...] Full text...
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Libyan appointed Middle-East North Africa Permanent Representative to FAO
24 february 2021 - 23:41:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Abdelhakim Al-Waer has been appointed deputy Managing Director, Permanent Representative of the Middle-East and North [...] Full text...
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Strengthen ‘One Health approach’ to prevent future pandemics – WHO chief
18 february 2021 - 05:27:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates “intimate” linkages between the health of humans, animals and ecosystems, as zoonotic [...] Full text...
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‘Triple threat’ adds to long-standing crises menacing food security in Somalia – FAO
17 february 2021 - 18:07:50Rome, Italy (PANA) - Poor rainfall, flooding and desert locusts are contributing to extreme food insecurity in Somalia, threatening 2.6 [...] Full text...
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IFAD support to revitilize economic activities in Sahel region
13 february 2021 - 14:21:53Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) - About one million rural people in the Sahel region will benefit from a new $180.4 million joint [...] Full text...
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AfDB, FAO, South Sudan ink protocols for $14 million grant to boost agricultural markets
04 february 2021 - 14:11:51Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to [...] Full text...
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